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Sex and the City and Us

How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love

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Sex and the City and Us

By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong - introduction
Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
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 The bestselling author of Seinfeldia offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes cultural history of the iconic and award-winning television series, Sex and the City, in a “bubbly, yet fierce cultural dissection of the groundbreaking show” (Chicago Tribune).

This is the story of how a columnist, two gay men, and a writers’ room full of women used their own poignant, hilarious, and humiliating stories about dating and relationships, women’s friendship, and sexuality to launch a cultural phenomenon. They endured shock, slut-shaming, and a slew of nasty reviews on their way to eventual—if still often begrudging—respect. The show wasn’t perfect, but it revolutionized television for women.

When Candace Bushnell began writing for the New York Observer, she didn’t think anyone beyond the Upper East Side would care about her adventures among the Hamptons-hopping media elite. But her struggles with singlehood struck a chord. Beverly Hills, 90210 creator Darren Star brought her vision to an even wider audience when he adapted the column for HBO. Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha launched a barrage of trends, forever branded the actresses that took on the roles, redefined women’s relationship to sex and sexual politics, and elevated the perception of singlehood.

Featuring exclusive interviews with the cast, creators, and writers, including star Sarah Jessica Parker, creator Darren Star, executive producer Michael Patrick King, and author Candace Bushnell, “Jennifer Keishin Armstrong brings readers inside the writers’ room and into the scribes’ lives…The writing is fizzy and funny, but she still manages an in-depth look at a show that’s been analyzed for decades, giving readers a retrospective as enjoyable as a $20 pink cocktail” (The Washington Post). Sex and the City and Us is a critical and nostalgic pop culture history of a television series that changed the way women see themselves. Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV Gender Studies History & Criticism Social Sciences Entertainment Witty
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I really loved this book. As a big SATC fan, it was everything I would have hoped for; it validated every thought I've had about the cultural significance of SATC, and justified why it shouldn't be dismissed as 'chick-flick' series. It's definitely worth purchasing if you're also a superfan of the show, but it's probably worth noting that the voice in the sample audio isn't the voice of the majority of the audiobook, just the introduction read by the author. (The content in the sample also isn't really what the majority of the text is like as the actual bulk of the book is a lot more objective information, rather than the author's personal narrative.) The actual voice is a little more monotone but I quickly got used to it and ended up liking it a lot by the end.

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I really enjoyed this, it was quite nostalgic without looking back with rose tinted glasses. Went into detail, but still remained top line enough to not be over analytical. Very enjoyable, I’ve already recommended this to my friends and fellow SATC fans!

A must listen for the fans!

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